Honors Study Guide 1.) Analyze the political climate, issues, and stakeholders in the Cobo/Edwards mayoral election campaign of 1949. Relate this election to the specific outcomes in the city of Detroit over the next decade and detail what you see as the lasting effects today. Edwards backed by auto union, supposed to win because he was black and pro public housing. Cobo won the election, even though he was white and for private housing. Edwards took side with the Brewster housing projects, declaring
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the office of street cleaning and sweeping city street. Experience City Of Los Angeles Street Services 1998 to present. Knowledge or repairs done in hot or cold asphalt, to potholes, pop-outs, alligator cracking and erosion to city streets. Knowledge of street sweeping and the operating and maintenance of all types of sweepers. City Of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks LA Zoo
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Secondary Report Affordable housing as a part of the smart cities mission in Pune TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 II. Literature Review..................................................................................................... 6 a. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment in a global context ..................... 6 b. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment
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,, City life is better than country life. “ It is rather difficult to choose the better one between the city and the country. Both places equally have advantages and disadvantages. Anyway the decision is ultimately based on our preferences of lifestyle. So we must carefully examine all the aspects of both lifestyles to assure we make the best choice for us. City life has a lot of advantages offering opportunities to people to progress in their lives. Actually the city life is
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negative effects on most urban areas city on coast and riverbanks are vulnerable to climate change effects such as a increase in sea level (Nichcolls, cited in Hunt and Watkiss 2004, p.17). Climate change refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Parry M.L et al. 2007, p.13). The world’s urban population will rapid increase in the next few year, so the negative effects caused by climate change in cities should be solved necessarily. This
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• Research Field Public spaces by their nature allow for the unfolding of real-life human dramas and the freedom of personal and social expression for both individuals and community groups. Carr for instance defines public spaces of a city such that its streets, footpaths, waterfronts, parks, plazas, town squares and laneways give form to the ebb and flow of human exchange and interaction (Carr et al, 1995). They are often where people find some of the most stimulating, exciting and worthwhile
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Scholars have contended that Faith Based Organisations or ‘’communities’’ possess outstanding human resources to enable them to objectively treat with sustainability of inner-city residents and communities (Hula et al., 2007). They are regarded as institutions in the cities that are providing valuable services. As such, research on motivation and commitment among volunteers in Faith Based Organisations, in the provision of community service, though fragmented and inconclusive appears to be on the
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impact on socio-economic life and its impact on urban development from year to year. The purpose of this thesis is to know the development of land transportation from year to year and how it impacts the socio-economic life of society and on growth as a city. The method used in this research journal is a historical and survey method, consisting of four stages: heuristics, criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The four elements are an inseparable unity. The results show that the development of
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Wastewater: A Resource and a Problem? With increasing urbanization and population in Kathmandu valley consisting of the three historic cities: Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur, the gap between supply and demand for water is expanding and is reaching worrying levels that in some parts of the periphery (peri-urban) areas is creating a threat to the local ecosystems, groundwater aquifers and human health. Globally, scientists are exploring ways to conserve water and reuse urban wastewater for various
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Question 3: Briely discuss the history of planning with particular reference to events in the united states of America The concept of planning cities is considered as an old urban civilization. Planning in the current sense, as the act of thoroughly applying the knowledge to some actions (Friedman, 1987) for the goal to reach beyond the urban form, is a more recent idea, however. While modern planning has its beginning in the enlightenment age, it was not steadily functional before the start of
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